resist

Speech parts

1. resist - Noun

2. resist - Verb

Meaning

To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.

To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose.

To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction.

To be distasteful to.

To make opposition.

A substance used to prevent a color or mordant from fixing on those parts to which it has been applied, either by acting machanically in preventing the color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing itself in the fibers.. The pastes prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

oppose withstand hinder defy thwart hold out prevent buck repulse fight combat stand check counter protest
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Antonyms

surrender submit obey brad popper brook
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Hypernyms

fight escape defend respond react oppose

Hyponyms

march hold rise stand strike arise

Phrases with the word

ability to resist air sickness ability to resist seasickness resist a blaze resist the temptation to resist the urge to defecate resist the majority

Derivatives

resisted resisting

Anagrams

sister restis serist

Examples

This behavior defies explanation Source: Internet

dissent to the laws of the country Source: Internet

The trees resisted her Source: Internet

stand the test of time Source: Internet

The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow Source: Internet

His body rejected the liver of the donor Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

resipiscence resipiscent resiquimod resist a blaze resist a fire resist the majority